David Trueman

I would happily pay one more percentage point on the HST, for bridge tolls, and for parking to help fund grants, museums, bus passes for students, and more #taxmedaddy.

He needs to hear this in every city, town and village, at every gathering. We are all under attack. Solidarity.

Halifax Cycling Coalition asks HRM to prioritize bike projects amid rising cyclist injuries David Trueman's message as co-chair of the Halifax Cycling Coalition was simple and largely ignored on Thursday.

New: With over 100 cyclists injuries last year, not to mention 67 vehicle-cyclist collisions between 2024-2025, the Halifax Cycling Coalition addressed the city's transportation standing committee this week.

They were met with silence.

My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.

This is a truly embarrassing performance by the minster who is responsible for devastating so much of what we value in Nova Scotia. It’s not long because he doesn’t have much to say.

N.S. culture minister faces questions about cuts to tourism, arts On Wednesday, Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage Minister Dave Ritcey deferred to staff when asked if stakeholders would be given a reason why certain programs were chosen for funding cuts.

Perhaps little known is that all the provincial grant support for Active Transportation I.e. walking and cycling was moved into Community, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. So, these programs were most eliminated along with arts, tourism, etc. Watch the responsible minister: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Huge protest happening next week in #Halifax #NovaScotia against the Houston Conservative government - March 3, 2026 #NovaScotiaLegislature

Be there if you can!!!

#RespectTheTreaties #DemocraticRights #MakeYourVoiceHeard

Halifax Cycling Coalition asks HRM to prioritize bike projects amid rising cyclist injuries David Trueman's message as co-chair of the Halifax Cycling Coalition was simple and largely ignored on Thursday.

Yesterday, I addressed (on behalf of HCC) the Transportation Standing Committee on prioritization of cycling infrastructure. Covered in the Chronicle Herald by Josh Healey: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

And yes, that is black ice this morning in the Almon St bike lanes #bikehfx

If there's one rally that I go to it's going to be this one and I hope to see you all there.
#BikeHFX

Shoulder to Shoulder rally will be held March 3 in Halifax at N.S. Legislature » The Laker News HALIFAX: On Tuesday, March 3 at 12 p.m., a coalition of more than 60 Mi’kmaw and settler groups from communities throughout Nova Scotia are gathering at the

Yep I did a story

thelaker.ca/shoulder-to-...

Thanks!

It really does seem that we're in a moment where there is a concerted effort to unwind any gains that were made in the postwar world. This is Nova Scotia, but it could be B.C., Canada as a whole, the UK, NZ, Australia, and, of course the U.S.

Tim Bousquet captures the destruction well:

Houston has to know the depth and breadth of opposition to his destructive policies. We must be united and rise up in protest through rallies and letter writing and phone calls. Target the premier, ministers and your MLA if they are PC.

Yet another move by Houston that will increase congestion. Along with removing bridge tolls, free parking, attacks on bike lanes.

Today Houston cut funding for the only Education PHD program in the province, a unique collaboration across 3 universities working together to provide access to higher education locally. check @halifaxexaminer.ca for a full list of cuts.
Link to cuts s3.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

Here’s the full list of Houston’s cuts Have a look at show your friends. There are pages and pages, everything from R&I for the Brain Repair Centre and Acute and Primary Health Care to Hope Blooms, the Domestic Violence Court, and the NS Apprenticeship Agency Program.

Finally!

It is worth looking at the full list of cuts here. If it has anything to do with environment, climate, arts, education, culture or active living it is cut deeply or eliminated. We need solidarity across the board to protest this devastation. #bikehfx most grants supporting cycling are eliminated.

Please share this widely. There is likely another rally on Wednesday for the Arts.

Poster advertising the rally: Shoulder to Shoulder, We are all Treaty People. The rally is Tuesday, March 3rd at noon, meeting on Granville, behind the N.S. Legislature.

Join HCC in solidarity with many other groups to protest Tim Houston selling out everything we stand for in NS. The environment, the climate, the arts, cycling, active living, treaty rights, and our democratic rights are all under attack. Tue, March 3rd at noon on Granville behind Province House.

Just diabolical… tax EV and hybrid owners and penalize people cycling, all trying to do the right thing, meanwhile doubling down on highway construction to the tune of $465 million, rewarding environmental destruction.

I think this is a key point we need to keep repeating - our council is spending extraordinary amounts of time to constantly relitigate an expense that's less than 0.05% of the capital budget. That is not time well spent by any measure.

When people (drivers) are upset about distracted pedestrians, what they really mean is: I don't want the responsibility of driving my car with awareness and care, as if it might kill someone

The decision: $20/month more in property taxes
or
a city that forces car dependency, forces each average household to have to buy one more car, at an average cost of $1300/month for payment + insurance + gas + maintenance.

Nancy Hunter's remarks today at Halifax's Budget Committee, 1/2

We could erase half this deficit by just not building highways we don’t need and the other half by just not cutting taxes unnecessarily 🙄

The purported rationale is to cover costs of road maintenance. Road wear is proportional to the *4th power* of weight. Essentially all road wear is due to commercial trucks.

So this policy isn't based on facts, it's just culture war bullshit like when he rails against bike lanes.

$465 million on highways as this govt pillages the environment.

We (HCC) have written HRM Council: cyclehalifax.ca/letter-to-hr... Our letter emphasizes evidence-based decisions so all our facts are referenced.

We are encouraging others to write their personalized appeal. @stats.hfx.bike tool makes sending the email easy: hfx.bike/email-council/

After pushing to cut millions, Halifax mayor looking for 16 per cent increase to his office budget Andy Fillmore is spending 29 per cent more than former mayor Mike Savage

Councillors scrutinized Mayor Fillmore spending 29% more than former mayor Mike Savage.

$13,000 to an outside firm to write the mayor’s state of the municipality speech.

$90,000 to hire an outside recruitment firm to restructure and hire for his office

#Halifax #hfxpoli